Design for economic efficiency

with superior Heraeus Amalgam Lamps

Heraeus Amalgam lamps offer great potential for savings The comparison shows different lamp types and their
in number of lamps, system components, energy consumption over six years. Based on the same demand
consumption and service intervals - while significantly for UVC output, different numbers of lamps and accessory
reducing the operating costs of disinfection systems. parts are needed.

UV Disinfection Lamp Type No. of Quartz Sleeves No. of Power Supplies UVC-Output Lamp Change
@ end of life

Heraeus High Power Amalgam lamps, 300 Watt

5 Heraeus Amalgam thanks to unique

lamps à 300 Watt longlife coating
deliver 450 Watt after 16,000 hours
UVC output or approx. 2 years:
@end of life 15 lamps in 6 years
1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years

0h 4,000 h 8,000 h 12,000 h 16,000 h 20,000 h 24,000 h 28,000 h 32,000 h 36,000 h 40,000 h 44,000 h 48,000 h

Competitor Amalgam lamps, 300 Watt

6 Amalgam lamps after 12,000 hours

à 300 Watt or approx. 1.5 years:
deliver 450 Watt 24 lamps in 6 years
UVC output
@end of life
1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years

0h 4,000 h 8,000 h 12,000 h 16,000 h 20,000 h 24,000 h 28,000 h 32,000 h 36,000 h 40,000 h 44,000 h 48,000 h

Heraeus standard low pressure lamps

20 standard lamps after 9,000 hours
à 80 Watt or approx. 1,1 year:
deliver 448 Watt 106 lamps
UVC output in 6 years
@end of life

1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years

0h 4,000 h 8,000 h 12,000 h 16,000 h 20,000 h 24,000 h 28,000 h 32,000 h 36,000 h 40,000 h 44,000 h 48,000 h

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 Data for Comparisons
Lamp Type Heraeus Amalgam Lamp Competitor Amalgam Lamp Heraeus Standard LP Lamp
Lamp change after 16,000 hours 12,000 hours 9,000 hours
Initial UVC efficiency 35 % 31 % 40 %
UVC efficiency @ end of life 30 % 25 % 28 %

Material Cost Comparison (incl. reactor)

16 0 0 0 0 Material cost can be reduced by significant savings in the
material cost [relative units]

numbers of lamps used over the lifecycle of the reactor

14 0 0 0 0 system. Thanks to the high efficiency of Heraeus Amalgam
lamps, especially at the end of life, great savings in numb-
12 0 0 0 0
Competitor
er of lamps can be realized. Consequently fewer system
Amalgam components like sleeves, ballasts and wipers as well as
10 0 0 0 0
less stainless steel, due to more compact reactor designs,
Heraeus Amalgam are required.
80000
With their unique longlife coating these Heraeus lamps
lifetime in years can be used up to 16,000 hours and only three lamp
60000
0 4 1 8 12 2 16 20 3 24 28 43 2 36 5 40 44 6 48
changes are necessary in six years of operation.
40000

Energy Cost Comparison

20000
Thousand U$ $ 34,059 Energy saving can be realized by using Heraeus Amalgam
$30.000 lamps. Reactor systems can be designed with reduced
30 0 Competitor Amalgam
number of lamps thanks to the higher efficiency of
$ 28,382 Heraeus lamps:
• 180 Heraeus lamps à 300 Watt with 35 % efficiency;
$20.000
20 Heraeus Amalgam efficiency @ end of lamplife: 30 %
• 216 competitor lamps à 300 Watt with 31 % efficiency;
efficiency @ end of lamplife: 25 %
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$10.000
10
The energy cost comparison is based on 0.06 U$ per kWh
and 8,760 operation hours/year. Thus 5,676 U$ energy
costs can be saved per year.
$0
1 energy cost over one year 12

Useful UV dose over lifetime Seite 2

The useful UV dose is defined as the UVC-output at end of

Useful UV Dose over lifetime [MJ]

5000
5000 5184 lifetime multiplied by time to lamp change. The calculation
4000 is based on a 300 Watt lamp using the above mentioned
4000
lifetime and efficiency values.
3000
3000 3240
2722
2000
2000

1000
1000

0
Heraeus Amalgam Competitor Amalgam Standard Low Pressure
Heraeus Amalgam Competitor Amalgam standard low pressure

Heraeus Noblelight GmbH Technical data are subject to change.

Heraeusstraße 12-14 Printed in Germany - Uscha - HNGB121E - 09/08
63450 Hanau, Germany
Phone +49 6181 35-8492
Telefax +49 6181 35-9926
hng-disinfection@heraeus.com
www.heraeus-noblelight.com/disinfection

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